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Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation as a promising treatment for natural killer‐cell neoplasms
Author(s) -
Murashige Naoko,
Kami Masahiro,
Kishi Yukiko,
Kim SungWon,
Takeuchi Masami,
Matsue Kosei,
Kanda Yoshinobu,
Hirokawa Makoto,
Kawabata Yoshinari,
Matsumura Tomoko,
Kusumi Eiji,
Hirabayashi Noriyuki,
Nagafuji Koji,
Suzuki Ritsuro,
Takeuchi Kengo,
Oshimi Kazuo
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05651.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , stem cell , transplantation , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , haematopoiesis , gastroenterology , bone marrow , oncology , immunology , biology , genetics
Summary The efficacy of allogeneic haematopoietic stem‐cell transplantation (allo‐HSCT) for natural killer (NK)‐cell neoplasms is unknown. We investigated the results of allo‐HSCT for NK‐cell neoplasms between 1990 and 2003 through questionnaires. After reclassification by a haematopathologist, of 345 patients who underwent allo‐HSCT for malignant lymphoma, 28 had NK‐cell neoplasms (World Health Organization classification): extranodal NK/T‐cell lymphoma ( n = 22), blastic NK‐cell lymphoma ( n = 3), and aggressive NK‐cell leukaemia ( n = 3). Twelve were chemosensitive and 16 chemorefractory. Twenty‐two had matched‐related donors. Stem‐cell source was bone marrow in eight and mobilised peripheral blood in 20. Conditioning regimens were myeloablative ( n = 23) and non‐myeloablative ( n = 5). Grade 2–4 acute graft‐ versus ‐host disease (GVHD) and chronic GVHD developed in 12 and 8 respectively. Eight died of disease progression, three of infection, two of acute GVHD, one of veno‐occlusive disease, one of interstitial pneumonitis, and one of thrombotic microangiopathy. Two‐year progression‐free and overall survivals were 34% and 40% respectively (median follow‐up, 34 months). All patients who did not relapse/progress within 10 months achieved progression‐free survival (PFS) during the follow‐up. In multivariate analysis, stem cell source (BM versus peripheral blood; relative risk 3·03), age (≥40 years vs. <40 years; relative risk 2·85), and diagnoses (extranodal NK/T‐cell lymphoma versus others; relative risk 3·94) significantly affected PFS. Allo‐HSCT is a promising treatment for NK‐cell neoplasms.